Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

The good news is that corporations have access to resources and capabilities that most startups can only dream of , whether it is free cash flow, a strong brand, a vibrant supply chain, strong distribution, a skilled sales force, and so on. That second fight must obtain the permissions, protection, resources, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Before Kraken, I was planning and running public research infrastructure projects across Europe. I’d been experimenting with distributed payments online and couldn't figure out whether to create a business around this or not when Jesse contacted me about a crypto exchange he was building. I also had family in Europe.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Distribution and cashflow pose challenges in China. Jenny Lee, a partner at venture capital firm GGV Capital which has a presence in both the US and China, also observes that in the US, the willingness to pay for an app is pretty high — especially for a utility tool, which is what CooTek’s TouchPal X Keyboard essentially is.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Dave argues that instead of providing connections you should let founders do 95% of the work and offer support with operational areas of expertise like design, data and distribution. Think of individuals like McClure, Paul Graham and George Zachary as market analysts. startupcto

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The list goes on; given the challenges of current education institutions in the US and abroad (high cost, limited distribution), technology coupled with strong content can help make quality education available to all. Spotify came to the the US from Europe this year, and TaskRabbit and Outbrain just raised money to grow beyond the US.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Now Fortune has obtained more granular data, including returns for dotcom-era funds managed by such firms as Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Through 12/31/11, less than 66% of the fund-of-funds called capital had been returned to limited partners. Most Popular.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

When I began investing a little over five years ago, it felt like the conventional wisdom was that one had to invest in the Bay Area to harvest venture-like returns. Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

Booking.com is the unquestioned leader in online travel in Europe, and represents a substantial portion of TPG’s astounding $35B market capitalization. Booking.com was not always the online leader in Europe – in fact they were a disrupter stealing the flag from other large incumbents. Let’s start with Facebook.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

You can also spend time with a newer startup helping them navigate the world of product management, venture capital or team building. The Europe goal was shaped by three random things: My father is from South America and his native language is Spanish (although his father was from Romania and escaped oppression there).

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Jason Ball

DECEMBER 15, 2009

games, community based 1000 distribution partners TV partnerships with rev. There were several billion dollars of revenue on stage that morning – representing some of Europe's more mature startups… with companies like these in VCs portfolios, and the exit market opening up- it's easy to understand why venture's back.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. Annualised, this would be 2.7x larger than last year!

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Global Europe Software Review 62

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

From my consulting with entrepreneurs in Europe and other countries, I’m convinced that we all could benefit from adapting to meet their environments. He comes from a background in venture capital from inside and outside the Valley, as well as entrepreneurship work with startup efforts around the world.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. My Journal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

From my consulting with entrepreneurs in Europe and other countries, I’m convinced that we all could benefit from adapting to meet their environments. He comes from a background in venture capital from inside and outside the Valley, as well as entrepreneurship work with startup efforts around the world.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

What distribution, are we using gems or are we a web? A lean business plan absorbs after that, after you’ve decided you want to go to Europe or you want to go to the beach or somewhere warm, then you get into making the execution happen. Do I need venture capital? Are we high, low or medium? How important is that?

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Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. of 3,981 VC funds below $2b in size returned at least 2X Distributions to Paid-In Capital (2X) or more. According to Pitchbook data , only 21.6%

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VC Cafe

JUNE 24, 2011

Facebook Expands Credits Offers to Europe Via SupersonicAds – a huge deal for the Israeli startup, perhaps thanks to its UK office? Facebook users in Europe will soon have the opportunity to earn Facebook Credits by completing hard offers through the offer walls of social games. VentureTech Alliance, and Taiwan’s CIDC.

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United Kingdom Venture Capital Taiwan 107

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We’d like to thank KeyBank and G2 for providing some of the data used in the report - * It’s an amazing time to be a cloud entrepreneur in Europe. The European cloud ecosystem is growing much faster than anyone could have anticipated: last year, we predicted that it would take another three years for Europe to generate its first decacorn.

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Europe Cloud Silicon Valley 71

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

This week I was preparing for my weekly This Week in Venture Capital web show and was researching some of the deals that were announced for the week. Or when I lived in Europe and everybody I knew was using Skype. One of the companies that just announced $10 million in funding was a company I had never heard of called Huddle.

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Term Sheet Europe Wiki Cloud 266

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Communications-equipment maker Arris Group Inc. for about $158.1 million in cash.

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Peru Technical Review North America 96

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

If you are a retailer looking to discover new products to sell or improve your merchandising and vendor management efficiency, or if you are brand looking to increase sales and distribution or improve your sales, order management, and inventory process, check out www.sorced.com. For more info and to register, click here. March 9-11, 2012.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Public theses are often inconsistent with how firms actually deploy capital. A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany. 1) Industry funds.

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Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

They’re investing directly in Israeli companies and are also investing in domestic venture capital funds. In fact, Israeli VCs are increasingly viewing China as their main source of capital. Strategic and financial Chinese investors are increasingly investing in Israeli tech companies. billion people in 2009 to 4.9

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Intellectual Property China IP 143

VC Cafe

MAY 3, 2012

US healthcare investment management firm OrbiMed has announced the closing of its first investment fund dedicated to life science venture capital opportunities in Israel. Advertising management and distribution platform company Digital Generation Inc. (DG) MORFLORA FINALIST FOR 2012 RED HERRING TOP 100 EUROPE.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

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Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

The government buys and distributes commercial images from startups to supplement their own and shares them with Ukraine as part of a broader intelligence-sharing arrangement that the head of Defense Intelligence Agency described as “ revolutionary.” Today, commercial companies have their own satellites providing unclassified imagery.

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Ukraine China Private Equity Russia 277

VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2011

The company develops distributed antenna system (DAS) solutions for wireless telecommunications coverage inside buildings. Summit Partners, founded in 1984, has raised more than $11 billion in growth capital, and has invested in more than 320 growing businesses across North America, Europe and Asia.

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Private Equity China North America 90

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

It covers both Europe ant the US, it is easy, fast and free. Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Cracking the Code

MAY 15, 2008

Global warming, by accentuating drought and melting glaciers, will have a key impact on water resources distribution and will increase the unbalance. Audience: 90 percent voted “Yes” 8) Venture capital 2.0 Europe Consumer. (1). Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Software Review Technical Review San Jose Venture Capital 48

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). free, distributed source code control management system. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? Raising Venture Capital. Venture Hacks equity section. About VC Cafe. Seed Startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Enter the decentralized Internet.

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Government Distribution Stock United States 280

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Should the New Administration Focus on Europe or IndoPacom? His team advocates for a Europe-centric approach to US foreign policy. To form a digital development fund to coordinate the R&D and the distribution pathways with our like-minded partners. I think Biden said that the top threat to America was Russia.

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